A coming-of-age narrative about a person who, for acceptance and love also for her place on the planet, struggles against all possibilities and challenges. The show centers on a young orphaned girl from the 1890's, who, after a abusive childhood spent in orphanages and strangers' homes, is sent to reside with an older woman and her brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the little town by which they live with fierce intellect her distinctive spirit and imagination.